LCDR Arthur James Elliot, II was mortally wounded on December 29, 1968 while leading River Squadron 57 on an interdiction mission on the Vam Co Dong River in the Mekong Delta area of South Vietnam. He received the Bronze Star with Combat "V" for heroic achievement in coordinating suppressing fire and personally directing his patrol boat to provide covering fire for the other units during the action in which he was hit by enemy rocket fire.

Bill Gonyo/Robert M. Cieri

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Artist's conception of the ship by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource.

USS Elliott (DD-967) at sea on 2 January 2002 in support of Operation Enduring Freedon. The destroyer is part of the Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier John C. Stennis Battle Group. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Tina Lamb.

030101-O-4633P-001, San Diego, CA January 1 2003, the first sunset of the year provides a beautiful backdrop for the destroyers USS Elliot (DD 967), USS Olendorf (DD 972), USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), and the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). The ships are decorated with holiday lights as they are moored in San Diego. U.S. Navy photo by Geoffrey Patrick.

Bill Gonyo

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Ship's patch

Mike Smolinski

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Ship's patch

Tommy Trampp

USS ELLIOT DD-967 HistoryNote: History is unavailable at this time
This ship was built too late to be covered by the DANFS project